CAST

Henry Fisher (Nevin Denham) is thrilled to be making his The Eleventh Hour debut! New to New York, he was last seen in the premiere of Heart to Heart at the Manhattan Repertory Theater. Other recent credits include Roger Davis (Rent) at Des Moines Onstage, Bruce Niles (The Normal Heart), and Will Ogden (Mothers and Sons) at StageWest. Henry is the current Producing Director at Thousand Faced Theatre Company. He holds his BFA in Musical Theater from Drake University, and is a proud alum of the National Music Theater Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. He is thankful to his friends and family for their support, and to Josh Simpson for bugging him to audition for this amazing show.

Olivia London is thrilled to be a part of the The Eleventh Hour team! Born and raised in Los Angeles, Olivia is a graduate of UCLA’s Ray Bolger Musical Theater program. She moved to NYC last year and hasn’t looked back! Thanks mom, dad, Cash, and TPG fam for all the love and support! olivialondonactor.com

Miranda Luze is a NYC based theater artist from St. Louis, MO. This summer Miranda performed in the NYC premiere of Songs From A Coffee Shop (Don't Tell Mama) and joined the tribe as Leata in HAIR and Jack's Mother in Sprouted! (Black Box PAC of Teaneck). Other regional: Rock of Ages (DSM Playhouse), and "...Spelling Bee" (DSM Onstage). Miranda made her debut at 54 Below in Lindsay Mendez and Ryan Scott Oliver's Actor Therapy Showcase. She's co-founder/executive director of Thousand Faced Theatre Company. Sending love and thanks to her family, friends and Nathan. www.mirandaluze.com

Christopher Pasi is cataclysmically thrilled to be performing in The Eleventh Hour at Town Stages. The journey that this show has taken over the past 3 years has been completely spaghettifying. Christopher would like to thank his Mom and Dad for their unbelievable support for this show as well as dealing with all aspects of his chaotic existence. He is beyond grateful to Dave Seamon for being a rapture musical genius, Dan for being a holey moley producer, Jessica for hopping on as director of this rockapocalyptic space ride, the entire production team, the cast, crew and fantastic BAND for their hard work in making this show a reality. Shout out to the Pasi brothers, his scientific sister in law, rocktastic family and friends for coming out to New York for the end of the world! SOON!

Joshuah D. Simpson (Shawn Ryan, Colin Goldchild, et al) is thrilled to be returning to Town Stages with this out of this world company. Joshuah is a performer, creator, and educator who graduated from the University of the Arts and the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Some of their previous credits include; Shrek in Shrek the Musical (Sing for America), Horton the Elephant in Seussical the Musical (Milbrook Playhouse), and their original solo show It Takes One (Philly Fringe). If you want to follow Joshuah through their endeavors they can be found on twitter and instagram @JoshuahDSimpson. Thank you all for supporting new theater, now let's save our brains!

CREATIVE TEAM

DAVID SEAMON (Book, Music, and Lyrics) is a playwright, composer, and actor. He works as a teaching artist for George Street Playhouse and McCarter Theatre and is the co-director of the company ensemble at the Wharton Institute of Performing Arts. David wrote the score to short film Melody (2013, Silver Tripod Award) and co-wrote the score to Everything's Fine (2018, Lincoln Center). His 2007 album The Brotherhood of Teenage Haze is available on iTunes and Spotify and his 2017 album, Minimum Rage, is available on Soundcloud. David is a frequent collaborator with coLAB Arts in New Brunswick, NJ, having worked as an actor, composer, and playwright. The Eleventh Hour! is David's first full-length musical. Thedaveseamon.com

JESSICA FRANCIS FICHTER (Director) is a New York based director, playwright, and teaching artist. Originally from Columbia, SC, she has worked regionally as an artistic director, actor, teaching artist, and director. She has worked at Flat Rock Playhouse, The Edge Theatre and Chapin Theatre Company as a director, and served as the Artistic Director for Chapin Theatre Company before moving to NYC. She holds a B.A. from Winthrop University in Theatre Education, Shakespeare's Women at Kingston University in the UK, and is currently a directing MFA candidate at the Actors Studio Drama School. Recent directing credits include: If Women Rose Rooted (The Tank, Lady Fest), Universe Without Him (coLAB Arts), 1MPF (Mile Square), Lucky (ASDS), The Hallelujah Girls (CTC). www.jessicafichter.com

MARY GRAGEN ROGERS (Properties and Puppetry Design) is a theater educator, designer and technician with a particular interest in creating visual elements in unexpected ways. Mary joined McCarter Theater in 2014 after seven years working in the production department of George Street Playhouse as the Assistant Props Master. At George Street, Mary also worked as a teaching artist and production manager for their educational summer academy. Mary completed her MFA in Puppetry at the University of Connecticut. She has worked as a professional puppet designer and puppeteer for both Dragon Tales Live! and Bear In The Big Blue House Live!, Wes Craven’s My Soul To Take as well as various commercials and other touring productions around the country.

ZACHARY M. BRIENZA (Lighting Design) is a freelance Lighting Designer based in New York City. This is his first collaboration with Smugbug Productions and Town Stages. He is an alumnus of Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of The Arts where he received his BFA in Lighting Design. During his time with Rutgers Theater Company he designed eight shows; most notably Julius Caesar, Herakles, and An Octoroon.

DUSTIN BALLARD (Sound Design) is so excited to be back with this bodacious crew. He’s excited to be working as sound designer for the second run of The Eleventh Hour. He’s also a playwright and a Teaching Artist for George Street Playhouse, McCarter Theatre Center, and Premiere Stages.

GINNY S. HAYNES (Choreographer) is a dance artist out of Columbia, SC. She has worked extensively in the southeast as a choreographer, performer, and teacher. She holds a BFA in dance performance and choreography from Columbia College and an MFA in dance performance and choreography from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was awarded South Carolina’s Dance Educator of the year in 2011, teacher of the year for 2014-2015 from Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, SC and was named The State Newspaper’s Top 20 Under 40 in 2017. Recent projects include: Aida, Beauty and the Beast, The Addams Family, and Footloose. She thanks God for the gifts he has been given and her family and friends for their constant support and love.

DAN SWERN (Producer) is the co-founder and producing director for coLAB Arts in New Brunswick, NJ, engaging artists, social advocates, and communities to create transformative new work. For coLAB Arts, Swern commissions new work in theater, dance, and visual art, directly in collaboration with the community, and produces the art-sport events 48-Hour Musicals and Comic in a Day. Swern facilitates and commissions public art projects from mural and sculptural installation work to creative placemaking efforts with local government and advocacy organizations. He is the owner of Smugbug Productions, providing services in creative development and stage direction, production consulting, and producing. Swern is the creative director for the culinary-theater project Shake & Bake, and is the producer for the new NYC musical, The Eleventh Hour! Swern also serves as general manager and directs for Obie Award-winning The Secret City. Swern is a freelance director and teaching artist, and teaches Creative Engagement for undergraduates and graduate students at Rutgers University’s School of Communications and Information.

CHRISTOPHER PASI (Producer) is an award-winning producer having screened work in festivals around the US and internationally. He produces the YouTube variety show, We Have A Show!. He co-wrote and produced the short films DON'T MAKE ME SING and MELODY, which were screened, respectively, in the Short Film Corner at the 66th and 67th Cannes Film Festivals. Christopher has helped produce hundreds of commercials, event coverage videos, interviews and music videos, and has held staff positions on Martin Scorsese's Vinyl for HBO, and Freeheld starring Ellen Page and Julianne Moore produced by Michael Shamberg. For Red Leaf Film, Chris has created dozens of commercials and short films that have reached national attention. He’s assisted on major productions from Fast and Furious 8 to Keeping up with the Kardashians, Project Runway, The Real Housewives of New York and Orange is The New Black. Chris has also worked for major fashion companies at Fashion Week in both the fall and spring showcases. Christopher is a proud graduate of Rutgers University and he can't be more excited for the trajectory of this musical!

SMUGBUG PRODUCTIONS (Producer and General Management) Smugbug Productions chooses projects that are challenging, stimulating, and reinvent audience engagement. We engage with work on all levels of creation and presentation including stage direction, production management, producing, general management, and consulting. Our work includes projects in theater, dance, public art, video, and community engagement. Our experience spans from shoe-string to multi-million dollar budgets. www.smugbugproductions.com